HFM Staff Christmas Party On Friday the 14th of December, HFM staff came together from all over the country to celebrate the staff Christmas Party in Perth. Prior to the party, Managing Director Ian Knox and HFM's Chairman of the board, Peter Williams gave a presentation where they gave an overview of the many achievements [...]

We are proud to announce that HFM Asset Management was honoured with the 2018 Excellence in Facility Management (FM) Award -Residential, on Thursday 15th October 2018, at the FM Industry Awards for Excellence 2018. The awards were held at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne and organised by The Facility Management Association Australia (FMA). HFM were successfully [...]

HFM recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary surrounded by its team, respective clients and contractors as well as some family. HFM has transformed from a small consulting firm in Osborne Park consisting of a few staff to now over 40 staff, with 4 primary offices located in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane & Ballina as well as personnel [...]

We’ve been transforming Australian buildings for 15 years! It all started in 2003 when Mr. Ian Knox decided to quit his job and create his own business. Fast-forward to 15 Years later, HFM now has offices in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Ballina; the company keeps growing and has been making a difference in hundreds […]

“NABERS Game Changers” was recently held at Central Park Perth During CitySwitch’s Cafe Series 3 event “NABERS Game Changers”, members of the NABERS team based in Sydney and members of the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) Program team based in Canberra shared insights about their latest projects, which are definitely game changers for Australia in terms […]

Brisbane City Council’s Sustainability Grants aid non-profit organisations to undertake actions to support the reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of their facilities. Funding is provided towards an energy audit according to AS/NZS 3598.1:2014 and implementation of associated energy efficiency measures. Energy and water assessments can assist by; Understand where and how energy […]

Last weekend, HFM Asset Management supported a Christmas in July fundraising event organised by Rotary Club of Osborne Park. The traditional Christmas dinner and auction was held on level 50 of Central Park, with 360-degree views of Perth. The celebration saw 180 guests enjoying the entertainment from: Gerry Azor - Singer Musician The Baden Street [...]

HFM was proud to be the National Supporting Partner for the recent Residential Strata Information & Network Sessions. The most recent was held by the Facility Management Association of Australia on the 18th of July at the Telstra CIC in Melbourne. The title of the sessions was “What’s Government Doing for Residential FM”, with […]

Women in Energy On the 28th of June, Women in Energy hosted their second networking drinks of 2018, as part of their “Inspiring Leaders” series. The event was held at The Painted Bird Bar & Kitchen, in Perth. Some representatives from HFM Asset Management shared with us their insights about the event, which started […]

The National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) tool, has been leading the way for sustainability in Australia’s property industry for almost 20 years now. During these two decades, the system has had a positive impact in the country, some of the key areas are: The 6-star rating system facilitates the way to communicate a […]

In the past, people often had to choose between their personal and professional goals; as sometimes it was too difficult to find a balance between the two. Now, thanks to recent technological advances, the typical work structure has started to change to meet the needs of employees, benefiting both companies and staff. These changes started […]

The number of Australians currently living in apartments, is higher than ever before – in fact, according to the latest Census of Population and Housing performed by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) “The number of occupied apartments (including flats and units, excluding townhouses) in Australia has increased by 78% over the past 25 years” With this […]

HFM's Perth team visiting the company's Corporate Suite at Optus Stadium. A day at the Optus Stadium HFM Perth's team were lucky enough to be invited to a ‘nearly’ access all areas visit of the Optus Stadium. Considering the facility had been open for close to 4 months and this would be my first visit, [...]

HFM Asset Management attended PCA’s NSW Business Lunch On Friday the 4th of May 2018, Alex Sejournee, one of our senior consultants based in the East Coast, attended the Property Council of Australia’s NSW Business lunch. The main topic of this event was “Powering Australia”, and it included an analysis of the energy landscape, the […]

Changes to Energy & GHG Emission Savings are expected in the National Construction Code – NCC 2019 In December 2015, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) published The National Energy Productivity Plan (NEPP) for the next 15 years. The proposed changes have both commercial and residential components. Here are some useful links that will help […]

The WA’s Property Council of Australia’s annual Women in Property signature lunch was held last Thursday 12th of April at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. – As usual, the event was a success, this time with 540 attendees! Niamh Kennedy (Engineering Consultant) and Tayla Knox (Consultant), represented HFM Asset Management. They both enjoyed the conference […]

Western Australia’s Housing Conference proudly sponsored by HFM Asset Management WA’s Multi-Unit Housing Conference took place last Friday the 6th of April 2018, in The Astral Room at Crown, Perth. HFM Asset Management was proud to co-sponsor as PCA’s Built Environment Partner, this half-day event, where experts presented insights about: The latest statistics on demand […]

HFM is Committed to Promoting Diversity & Inclusion Some people say that “Actions speak louder than words” and when it comes to diversity & inclusion. HFM Asset Management is definitely a great example – after all, diversity is almost an obvious subject when meeting our team! We believe this has been the result of acting […]

The HFM team is participating in Earth Hour 2018 It is no secret that HFM is an environmentally friendly company by nature. Our combined daily efforts not only have a positive impact on the performance of Australian buildings but also help them reduce their carbon footprint. Our planet needs us more than we think, and […]